When I visited after college (now 9 years ago), they were trying to revitalize the riverfront.
I'm not sure this worked out too well. I was there in July for a wedding and again this Xmas. It looked like the Lewiston I remember from my youth (gray being the operative term).
Now, it's a magnet city for refugeee resettlement (Somalis, of all people), so it's probably a lot less white than I remember.
This went a little smoother, but the "native" population (aka heavily Quebecois-descended) handled only slightly better than the South Bostonians handled busing in the 60s. Somehow the ancillary cultural backlash in the town led to Lewiston becoming the state center for anti-gay legislation efforts (which thankfully recently hit a major speed bump that made national news).
Take the interview, Calli, and consider it an investigation on both of your parts. They want to see if they want to hire you and you should not be expected to know yet if you want to work there. Their candidate search is already budgeted, anyway.
I'm interviewing for jobs too (got a callback today for a place I'm only somewhat interested in) and sometimes I find that knowing too much about a place makes interviewing a little stilted.
the "native" population (aka heavily Quebecois-descended) handled only slightly better than the South Bostonians handled busing in the 60s. Somehow the ancillary cultural backlash in the town led to Lewiston becoming the state center for anti-gay legislation efforts (which thankfully recently hit a major speed bump that made national news).
Gleh! OK, good to know.
They want to see if they want to hire you and you should not be expected to know yet if you want to work there.
This is true. And it would be nice to see some snow this winter. No sign of it coming to NC any time soon.
I'm interviewing for jobs too
Congrats and good luck!
Dear Coworker,
While I understand you're trying to convey a red-hot sense of urgency, please note that the overabundance of exclamation points only makes me want to kill you. When that happens, I have to walk away from my desk for at least five minutes, which means that it actually takes me more time to process your request.
Ta,
shrift
Emily's Reasons Why Not has been cancelled. It's official. I'm a curse. And that's the fastest it's ever worked. Usually my friends can get four episodes off.
Another cancelled meeting! Work is insane. Nothing until three now. At least my curse works for the good here.
Whoa! Didn't it only have one episode?
Give yourself a finger, get nine years in prison.
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Give yourself a finger, get nine years in prison.
This is my favorite part of the article (b/c I don't think I knew that detail before, and it makes me laugh and laugh):
The man had turned over the finger fragment to settle a $50 debt.
